Help With Styles of Wedding Photography

You may have heard the terms Reportage, Photo Journalism, Traditional and Candid wedding photography styles, however you may be puzzled as to what the differences are between each style.

When it comes to Wedding Photography it’s always good to understand the differences so you know what to expect from the different photographers out there. Some photographers will often offer a mixture of these styles and capture different elements of your wedding day in different ways. Other photographers will capture your day in a certain style of their own. Always discuss wedding photography styles with your chosen photographer to establish the style of photographs that you would like your special day to be captured in.

What are the differences between these Photography Styles?

If you’re looking to book a Wedding Photographer it’s very important to know what style of photography to expect because your Wedding Album and your photographs will be one of a kind and they will be your own personal keepsakes of your special day.

Reportage Photography
They key behind this style of photography is that the Photographer will capture the day as it unfolds. The photographer needs to be a professional in order to capture the moments with precision as they happen. The photography generally stays in the background and simply captures your day without intruding.

The photographs captured in this matter tend to reflect the natural happenings of the day. Natural smiles and unique moments are captured with this style of Photography. The unique moments of the day are what makes each wedding special and to capture these moments the photographer has to be extremely aware of what is happening and where the next shot is going to be. Take a look at previous sample images of your chosen photographer and check for yourself if these special moments have been captured.

Photo-Journalistic Photography
This particular style is becoming more and more popular and goes hand in hand with the contemporary storybook albums. Photo journalistic photography is about capturing the story of your day. As you view the photographs back they should showcase the story of your day from beginning to end showing all the major events and fine details of your day such as your wedding dress hanging up in the morning preparations or the detailed sequins on your bridal shoes. Storybook albums fit perfectly with this style of photography as the final wedding album will unfold your wedding day page by page and moment by moment.

Traditional Posed Photography
Traditional posed photography is a little more formal photography style. It’s a great way to capture your wedding guests in posed group photographs and these always look great in a wedding album. Other than capturing photographs of the wedding guests it’s also a great way to capture a selection of personal portrait shots of the bride and groom. Taken away for a selection of posed shots around the wedding venue is a popular way to capture some beautiful photographs of the bride and groom. These look fantastic in the modern Storybook albums as well as the Traditional albums.

These styles are some of the most popular photography styles used by today’s wedding photographers. It’s important to know the differences so you can get an insight into the photography style for your own wedding day. If your choosing a photographer look at sample images to find out what style to expect. Most photographers will use a mixture of the above styles for different situations during a wedding so best to view lots of sample images to get an overall feel for the style of photography and make your decisions when you are comfortable with what you find.